Earnest Sweat · 8 October 2026 · Additional Read

The Pitch Count

Earnest Sweat, GP @ Stresswood

A venture allocator explains how imposing a fixed pitch count—two new positions per year across venture, growth, and buyout—serves as a decision-making constraint that protects against hot-market overallocation and commoditizes relationships as the only non-replicable edge.

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Topics: Venture Capital & Startups

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